Single people using tigers to win big on online dating sites

Love-starved online daters are reaching into their bag of tricks and they’re pulling out … a tiger?

Bengal white tiger cub (Photo by Ronald Zak / Associated Press)

The Wall Street Journalreports there’s been an increase of tigers in people’s online profiles across online dating websites. Apparently, some Tinder users are seeing tigers in one out of 10 profiles they view.

A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor says these tiger photos may be a way for daters to show off their strength and dominance.

“Guys think, ‘If I can tame a tiger, then I’m worth dating—and I could tame you,’” said Patti Stanger, a professional matchmaker and star of Bravo’s “The Millionaire Matchmaker.”

The trend has also extended to other animals, including pythons. But if you’re looking to piggyback on this phenomenon, you might want to be careful as there’s now a backlash against these kinds of photos.